Klay Thompson and Kevin Love go back to Little League days
OAKLAND -- Warriors guard Klay Thompson was such a promising young baseball pitcher that his dad, Mychal, likes to remind him he made the wrong career choice."He looked like a right-handed Clayton Kershaw," Mychal Thompson said not long after the Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 on Thursday. "I do not exaggerate. I always tell him, 'You could have been a first-round pick as a pitcher.' "Still, Klay was no Kevin Love.When Mychal Thompson speaks of Klay's old Little League teammate ..>> view originalGiants' Hunter Pence set for hamstring surgery
3 Shares Share Tweet Share Share Email For Giants fans, fantasy owners who happen to own Hunter Pence, or those who just like his style, it could be a long wait before he’s back on a baseball field. San Francisco shifted its right fielder to the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday night as a result of an injury that on Friday sounds worse than initially reported. Diagnosed with a strained right hamstring suffered during a game against the Braves in Atlanta, Pence now has a longer timetable b..>> view originalEx-FIFA President receives $12M bonus for 2014 World Cup
GENEVA (AP) - Sepp Blatter's $12 million bonus from the 2014 World Cup and yet another police raid for evidence of financial crimes at FIFA revealed the turmoil at soccer's world body was far from over. The scale of Blatter's pay deal at the end of his ...>> view originalJim Grobe retaining Baylor assistants, hoping to keep signees
WACO, Texas -- New Baylor coach Jim Grobe is retaining all of Art Briles' assistant coaches and hopes to keep all of his recruits, too.Grobe had to address those two issues frequently during his introductory news conference Friday at BU's McLane Stadium. The interim head coach was hired Monday and said that keeping Briles' staff intact was his best way to try to maintain some consistency as the program recovers from the sexual assault crisis that cost Briles his job."Our goal right now is to ste..>> view originalAdding a championship game offers few guarantees for Big 12
There is money to be made in a Big 12 title game -- roughly $30 million -- but that's the only benefit the conference can bank on from its most recent decision to add a championship game in 2017.A title game doesn't guarantee a spot in the College Football Playoff (See: Pac-12 2015).A title game doesn't mean it won't eliminate a team from the top four (See: Iowa 2015).It means the Big 12's best team now has one more chance to impress the selection committee against a ranked opponent on the fina..>> view originalSharks C Logan Couture: 'Everyone cheats on faceoffs'
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose center Logan Couture says Sidney Crosby isn't the only player cheating in faceoffs in the Stanley Cup Final. Couture said that he, teammate Joe Thornton and just about every other player who gets in the faceoff circle tries for any sort of edge they can get, legal or otherwise. ''Everyone cheats on faceoffs,'' Couture said Friday. ''I cheat, Jumbo cheats. That's how you try to win draws. He's one of the best at it. He wins a lot of faceoffs.'' Couture caused a bit ..>> view originalBlue Jays-Red Sox Preview
Steven Wright is displaying an unusual amount of stamina for a guy in his first full season as a starter for the Boston Red Sox.Most importantly, he's been efficient during those long outings.The Toronto Blue Jays have come away with a victory in each of the first two times they've seen the knuckleballer, and they'll look to deal the Red Sox a season-high fourth consecutive defeat Saturday at Fenway Park.Wright (5-4, 2.45 ERA) will be making his 11th start, matching the amount he made during bri..>> view originalMuhammad Ali, boxing legend and global icon, dead at 74
Muhammad Ali, who rose above poverty and racism to become not only the heavyweight champion but a verse-spouting symbol of religious conviction and the most famous athlete in the world, died Friday at an Arizona hospital. Ali was 74. The cause of death ...>> view originalUFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 - Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber Toe to Toe Preview
Phil and David break down everything you need to know about the trilogy between Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber for UFC 199 in California, and everything you don't about how to fear the T-rex. Cruz and Faber finish the trilogy we didn't ask for but are cool with accepting this June 4, 2016 at the The Forum in Inglewood, California. Single sentence summary: Phil: A fun demonstration of Dominick Cruz' talents against an opponent that he doesn't like very much. David: All the animals except Cruz f..>> view originalTyronn Lue wants faster pace on offense after Game 1 struggles
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue is pushing LeBron James to pick up the pace in Game 2 of the NBA Finals in hopes it can jump-start an offense that struggled in a Game 1 loss to the Warriors."I just told LeBron I need him to play faster," Lue said Friday. "I need him to pick up the pace for us offensively, getting the ball out and just beginning to play faster."Editor's PicksLeBron James has been sending messages all spring. He won't concede that Steph Curry has taken over the NBA. ..>> view original
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